Fall 2026 Registration & Modes of Thinking Requirement

Dear Rising Sophomores,   As you prepare for fall 2026 registration, we are writing to remind you that you must complete all Modes of Thinking requirements using courses taught at Barnard. (You cannot satisfy these requirements using classes taught at Columbia or at any other college or university.)     The “Modes of Thinking” requirements are as follows: •    Thinking Locally •    Thinking through Global Inquiry •    Thinking about Social Difference •    Thinking with Historical Perspective •    Thinking Quantitatively & Empirically •    Thinking Technologically & Digitally   When you are registering for fall 2026 classes, you may encounter courses that have section(s) taught at Barnard and section(s) taught at Columbia. (A sample list of such courses for fall 2026 is included at the bottom of this message.)   If you are planning to use one of these courses to satisfy a Mode of Thinking, you must make sure you register in one of the Barnard sections.     Here’s how you can tell whether a section is Barnard or Columbia:     In the Vergil course search, look at the Call Number of the class (see screenshot below). •    Barnard sections: Call numbers start with 0 •    Columbia sections: Call numbers start with 1 Important note: If you register for a Columbia section, it may temporarily display in your degree audit as satisfying the Mode of Thinking. Please do not be confused by this. Your degree audit will be corrected (removing the class from that requirement) after registration ends.   If you have any questions about this, please contact your academic adviser.   Best wishes, Jennifer Simmons Registrar   Holly Tedder Interim Co-Dean of the College AVP and Vice Dean of the College- Student Support   List of fall 2026 courses (as of 4/6/26) that have both Barnard and Columbia sections   AHUM-UN1399 COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS AHUM-UN1400 COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS ECON-UN3025 FINANCIAL ECONOMICS MATH-UN1101 CALCULUS I MATH-UN1102 CALCULUS II MATH-UN1201 CALCULUS III MATH-UN1202 CALCULUS IV MATH-UN2010 LINEAR ALGEBRA SPAN-UN1101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I SPAN-UN1102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II SPAN-UN2101 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I SPAN-UN2102 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II SPAN-UN3300 ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT SPAN-UN3349 HISPANIC CULTURES I (SP) SPAN-UN3350 HISPANIC CULTURES II (SP)

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